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Chicago · building permits · month 2016-05

How many construction permits did Chicago issue in May 2016?

177. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2016-05-01 to 2016-05-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: City permit type “PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION”.

construction permits issued in May 2016

177

Combined reported cost

$623,404,353

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

177

Largest single permit

$125,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2016-05-01 to 2016-05-31 · measured 2026-08-04 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago construction permits issued 2016-05-01 to 2016-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2016-05-129 W WALTON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$125,000,000100640618
2016-05-101201 N LA SALLE DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$111,000,000100649247
2016-05-241118 N STATE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$80,000,000100651085
2016-05-06640 N WELLS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$65,000,000100648530
2016-05-1311601 W TOUHY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$64,000,000100649686
2016-05-178 E HURON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$41,000,000100650023
2016-05-0230 E BALBO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$32,660,000100647019
2016-05-121050 W MONROE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$15,000,000100648635
2016-05-23625 W ADAMS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$13,000,000100634194
2016-05-10351 W HURON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$12,000,000100626746
2016-05-091767 N MILWAUKEE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$9,700,000100633654
2016-05-101832 W JUNEWAY TERPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$4,000,000100594323
2016-05-0411601 W TOUHY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,500,000100647424
2016-05-271879 N BURLING STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,000,000100634648
2016-05-113326 W IRVING PARK RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,000,000100622328
2016-05-171555 W FRY STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,855,200100593940
2016-05-251023 W IRVING PARK RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,680,000100640994
2016-05-26822 N CLARK STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,550,000100652002
2016-05-043144 N OCTAVIA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,528,800100635660
2016-05-043320 W IRVING PARK RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,500,000100606523
2016-05-031933 W WELLINGTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,400,000100636883
2016-05-262024 W LE MOYNE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,335,000100635119
2016-05-041121 N WESTERN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,200,000100622862
2016-05-161851 N WINNEBAGO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,000,000100618984
2016-05-06437 W BELDEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,000,000100617702
2016-05-241015 E 43RD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$900,000100628571
2016-05-092901 W BELDEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$882,400100641927
2016-05-031531 W HADDON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$836,800100633981
2016-05-021916 S MILLARD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$800,000100619663
2016-05-313100 W 77TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$750,000100631358
2016-05-093515 S MAPLEWOOD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$750,000100635984
2016-05-093517 S MAPLEWOOD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$750,000100635989
2016-05-022118 W EVERGREEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$700,000100634722
2016-05-272430 W CORTEZ STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$699,300100649630
2016-05-132744 N SOUTHPORT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$564,300100646439
2016-05-251730 W ALTGELD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$510,000100633230
2016-05-311654 N WESTERN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000100620750
2016-05-242447 W CULLOM AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$495,000100646766
2016-05-242415 W MOFFAT STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$493,400100647149
2016-05-241917 N WOOD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$475,400100639988
2016-05-162234 W HURON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$472,100100640087
2016-05-242734 N MARSHFIELD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$465,500100637732
2016-05-092169 W SUNNYSIDE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$455,000100639328
2016-05-192860 N MILWAUKEE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000100601020
2016-05-102432 N JANSSEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$438,750100635646
2016-05-241243 W OHIO STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$401,850100637057
2016-05-092421 W GRENSHAW STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000100639231
2016-05-031708 W NELSON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000100641264
2016-05-234906 N SEELEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$399,300100644172
2016-05-102430 N JANSSEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$394,800100635639
2016-05-192119 W SCHOOL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$394,200100643212
2016-05-0411601 W TOUHY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$383,000100633124
2016-05-103013 N OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$368,600100639246
2016-05-094826 S CHAMPLAIN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$358,200100641599
2016-05-102446 W CORTLAND STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$357,900100639031
2016-05-102426 N JANSSEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$351,000100635616
2016-05-175128 N NEWCASTLE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000100624485
2016-05-173444 N CLAREMONT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000100636352
2016-05-174907 W DAKIN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$344,500100646203
2016-05-174903 W DAKIN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$344,500100646191
2016-05-174909 W DAKIN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$344,500100646255
2016-05-311433 W GEORGE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$335,000100645021
2016-05-112342 N ROCKWELL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$333,750100639060
2016-05-172727 W BARRY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$325,000100638332
2016-05-131425 N ASTOR STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$325,000100647133
2016-05-122729 W BARRY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$325,000100638340
2016-05-183947 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000100645730
2016-05-165132 N NEWCASTLE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000100624890
2016-05-101629 S CLINTON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000100635036
2016-05-091737 W AUGUSTA BLVDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000100636107
2016-05-044148 N WHIPPLE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000100641994
2016-05-044144 N WHIPPLE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000100641990
2016-05-133030 N BROADWAYPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$270,000100644285
2016-05-052961 W NELSON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$266,000100635658
2016-05-271932 W NELSON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100641052
2016-05-254614 S CHAMPLAIN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100647017
2016-05-235115 S AUSTIN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100628946
2016-05-193312 N HAMILTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100641018
2016-05-266324 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$225,000100640364
2016-05-266320 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$225,000100640363
2016-05-266318 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$225,000100639959
2016-05-266314 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$225,000100639957
2016-05-251729 N SPAULDING AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$225,000100640248
2016-05-248609 S EGGLESTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$225,000100584550
2016-05-241918 N ALBANY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$225,000100641725
2016-05-133050 N SAWYER AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$225,000100640839
2016-05-093048 N SAWYER AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$225,000100640826
2016-05-253216 W 109TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$200,000100640401
2016-05-053081 N ELBRIDGE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$200,000100610907
2016-05-023401 S WOOD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$200,000100633563
2016-05-231916 W SCHOOL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$199,000100633749
2016-05-173331 W CRYSTAL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$175,000100640257
2016-05-122119 W MCLEAN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$175,000100640552
2016-05-272619 N WASHTENAW AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$170,000100617507
2016-05-231306 N BELL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000100639484
2016-05-1110642 S THROOP STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000100627080
2016-05-093012 N HOYNE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000100638347
2016-05-042828 S LOWE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000100625376
2016-05-103660 N KENNETH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$149,000100641368
2016-05-103654 N KENNETH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$149,000100644236
Fetched 2026-08-04 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 177 shown, the rest are on the weekly pages below

May 2016 · week by week

Each week below holds every matching permit for its seven days, not just the largest. ISO weeks, so the first and last may reach a few days outside May 2016.

May 2016 · other trades

Permit Signal

A month is the scoreboard. Subscribers get their trade’s permits the morning each one becomes public — connected, with the contractor attached.